Whirlpool BLF 8121 W AQUA Daily Reference Guide

Brand: Whirlpool

Model: BLF 8121 W AQUA

Category: Side-by-side fridge-freezers

Type: Daily Reference Guide

Whirlpool BLF 8121 W AQUA features a water filter to reduce chlorine, sediment, rust, and cloudiness in drinking water. Its 6th Sense technology automatically maintains optimal conditions for food preservation, while the Fast Cooling function increases cooling capacity for large food loads. The fridge also includes an antibacterial air filter, a water dispenser with child lock, and LED lighting.

Refrigerator compartment

1. Dispenser’s paddle

2. Electronic control panel / light

unit

3. Shelves

4. Rating plate with commercial

name

5. Fruits and vegetables crisper

6. Door reversibility kit

7. Egg tray

8. Door trays

9. Water lter

10. Aqua balcony

11. Aqua tank

12. Door seal

Freezer compartment

12. Door seals

13. Freezer drawers

14. Shelves

15. Bottom drawer: coolest zone

best for freezing fresh food

16. Ice tray

Before using the appliance carefully read

Health and Safety and Use and Care

guides.

DAILY REFERENCE

GUIDE

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

APPLIANCE

THANK YOU FOR BUYING A WHIRLPOOL PRODUCT.

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please register your appliance on www.whirlpool.eu/register

1. Indicator Leds

(to display the current

temperature setpoint or the Fast

Cooling function)

2. Fast Cooling Button /

Temperature Button

CONTROL PANEL

FIRST TIME USE

HOW TO START THE APPLIANCE

After plugging the appliance to the mains, it starts the operation

automatically.

After starting the appliance, wait at least 4-6 hours before placing

food into the fridge and into the freezer compartment.

When the appliance is connected to the power supply, the display

lights up and all the icons appear on the display for approximately 1

second. The default (factory) values of the fridge compartment

settings light-up.

ACCESSORIES

EGG TRAY ICE TRAY

DAILY USE

FUNCTIONS

TEMPERATURE SETTING

Press the Temperature button on the control panel to

adjust the temperature from the warmest through the

lower to the coldest level.

Pressing the Temperature button, the temperature setting

will change cyclically.

At rst plug-in of appliance temperature setpoint is present

at medium position (factory setting).

Following table shows temperature setpoints:

HIGH TEMP.

MEDIUM TEMP.

LOW TEMP.

MEDHIGH TEMP.

MEDLOW TEMP.

FAST COOLING

Led on Led o

Note: Displayed set points correspond to the average

temperature throughout the whole refrigerator.

6TH SENSE

This function automatically works to ensure the optimal

conditions to preserve the stored food.

The “6th Sense” function is automatically activated when:

• a large amount of food is loaded into the refrigerator

• the refrigerator door is left open for a long time

• a prolonged power failure takes place, causing the internal

temperature of the appliance to increase to values that

cannot guarantee safe storage of food.

See Use and Care Guide for more details on functions /

see last page for information on how to obtain the Use and Care Guide

FAST COOLING

The use of the Fast Cooling function is recommended to increase

the cooling capacity of the refrigerator compartment when placing

a very high quantity of food within it.

To activate the Fast Cooling function, press and hold for 3 seconds

the Temperature button on the control panel till all the 3 LEDs will

turn on.

The function is automatically deactivated after 24 hours and return

to previous selected set point.

The function can be manually deactivated by pressing and holding

for 3 seconds the Temperature button on the control panel.

REFRIGERATOR LIGHT

The light system inside the refrigerator compartment uses LEDs

light, allowing a better lightning as well as a very low energy

consumption.

If the LED light system does not work, please contact the Service to

replace it.

Important: The refrigerator compartment light switches on when

the refrigerator door is opened. If the door is kept open for more

then 8 minutes the light will be automatically switched o.

INSTALLATION OF THE WATER FILTER (ACTIVE CARBON)

The water lter is located inside the tank. This lter reduces the

amount of chlorine, sediment, dirt, rust and cloudiness in the

drinking water in the container located inside the tank. The lter

must be installed in bottle balcony following the instructions

contained in the water lter box. The lter is removable.

WATER FILTER

The water lter use an active carbon cartridge that reduces the

amount of chlorine, sediments, dirt, rust and cloudiness in the

drinking water.

The lter must be installed in the bottle balcony. It is removable.

Fig 1

Fig 2

Bottle balcony

Water Filter

Water tank

Cap

Funnel

Carbon lter

cartridge

Filter housing

CARBON CARTRIDGE ACTIVATION

Before to use lter, the CARBON FILTER CARTRIDGE

must be activated and installed. Remove the carbon lter

from the packaging ( which you can nd in fruits and

vegetables crisper) and active it in this way;

1.submerge underwater for 10 minutes

2. remove it from water and shake it vigorously for 10

seconds to activate

FILTER INSTALLATION

Remove lter from balcony and open it to insert the carbon

cartridge:

- Unlock the whole lter turning it anticlockwise (Fig 3)

Fig 3

- Remove the lter from the balcony (Fig. 4)

- Remove the funnel from the lter housing rotating it

anticlockwise (Fig 5. a) b).

Fig 4

Fig 5

After activated, insert the carbon cartridge in the lter

housing with the current month facing through the window

(eg. If you are in october, face Oct month in the window) - See

Fig. 6

Oct

Sep

Aug

Oct

Jul

Nov

Fig 6

Close the lter to reinsert in the bottle balcony (Fig. 7):

a) insert the funnel on the lter housing

b) rotate the funnel anticlockwise to x it.

Click!

Fig 7

Then place the whole lter in the bottle balcony and lock it

following the sequence in Fig 8.

Fig 8

FILLING AND FILTERING WATER

Remove the cap and pour water into the funnel: the water ll

will be ltered and will ll the water tank.

You can ll up to 3 litres. Don’t overll water (the max water

level is indicated on the tan).

Note: ll water only in the thank. Do not insert juice, coke or

other drink because they can damage the lter and the

dispenser functionality.

MAX

Fig 9

DISPENSING WATER

To dispense water press the paddle with a gless (Fig. 11) and

release the paddle to stop dispensing.

Fig 10 Fig 11

NOTE: possible black in the ltered water or in lter area are

normal and not dangerous, they are due the normal carbon

lter functionality.

DISPENSER CHILD LOCK: You can lock the dispenser’s paddle

to avoid children dispensing water (ip the small lever behind

the paddle as shown in (Fig. 11)

REPLACING THE CARBON CARTRIDGE

The carbon lter lasts max 2 months for continuous use (up to

225 lt).

To replace the carbon cartridge:

- Unlock the lter and remove it from the balcony;

- Remove the funnel from lter housing rotating it anticlockwise

-Remove the old carbon cartridge and insert the new one after

activated, with current month faced in the window)

(You can follow the procedure described in Carbon lter

activation and Filter installation - Fig. 3,4,5,6,7,8).

CLEAN THE TANK

It is suggested to periodically remove the tank to clean it

(see g 13 and description below)

- unlock the lter (a) and remove it (b),

- remove the bottle balcony (c) then remove the tank and wash

it.

Wash the tank with water only. At the end of cleaning, place it

again on the door then replace the bottle balcony and the lter

(always remember to lock the lter)

Fig 13

In case you decide to remove completely the water lter and tank

from your fridge, you can remove the whole lter and the tank,

using the balcony to normally store water bottles. In this case please

use the lter cap to cover the hole on the balcony (see Fig. 14).

Fig 14

ALARM TABLE

ALARM TYPE Signal Cause Cure

Door open

alarm

The acoustical alarm is activated and

the Stop Alarm indicator blinks.

The Fridge or Freezer door has remained

open for more than 2 minutes.

Close the door or press the Stop Alarm

button to mute the acoustical alarm.

Temperature alarm The freezer Temperature display blinks

(°C) and the Alarm Indicator remains

on.

The inside temperature is not

adequate

Press the Stop Alarm button

; the

acoustical alarm stops, the Temperature

Display (°C) blinks and the Stop Alarm

indicator

remains on until a

temperature < -10°C is reached.

Antibacterial

air lter alarm

The Antibacterial air lter alarm

indicator lit on

Finished the validity of Antibacterial

air lter.

Replace the Antibacterial air lter, press

the Alarm button to reset it.

Long black-out

alarm

The Black Out Alarm icon remains on,

the Stop Alarm indicator

blinks and

the Temperature display (°C) blinks,

showing the maximum temperature

reached during blackout.

Prolonged power failure, able to

cause the inside temperature to

increase to 0°C.

Press the Stop Alarm button

; the

acoustical alarm stops, the Temperature

Display (°C) blinks and the Stop Alarm

indicator

remains on until a

temperature < -10°C is reached.

Malfunction The letter “F” blinks on the display (°C). Product malfunction. Contact the After-sales Service.

TROUBLESHOOTING

GUIDE

Problem Possible Cause Solution

THE APPLIANCE IS NOT WORKING There may be an appliance power supply

problem.

› Check if power cable plugged into a live

socket with the proper voltage.

› Check if the protection devices and fuses

of the electrical system in your home

THERE IS WATER IN THE DEFROST PAN This is normal in hot, damp weather. The

pan can even be half full.

› Make sure the appliance is level so that

the water does not overow.

THE ED GES OF THE APPLIANCE

CABINET , WHIC H COME IN CONTACT

WIT H THE DOOR SEAL , ARE WARM TO

THE TOUCH

This is not a defect.

This is normal in hot weather and when the

compressor is running.

THE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK The light may need replacing.

The appliance may be in On/Stand-by

model

› Make sure if the protection devices and

fuses of the electrical system in your home

work well.

› Check if the power cable is plugged into a

live socket with the proper voltage

› In case the LEDs are broken the user must

call the Service for exchange of the same

type available only at our After-sales

Service Centers or authorized dealers.

THE MOTOR SEEMS TO RUN TOO MUCH Motor running time depends on dierent

things: number of door openings, amount

of food stored, temperature of the room,

setting of the temperature controls.

› Make sure that the appliance controls are

correctly set.

› Check if there is not a large amount of

food been added to the appliance.

› Check that the door is not opened too

often.

› Check that the door close properly.

THE APPLIANCE TEMPERATURE IS TOO

HIGH

There could be various causes (see

“Solutions”)

› Make sure that the condenser (back the

appliance) is free of dust and u.

› Make sure that the door properly closed.

› Make sure that the door seals properly

tted.

› On hot days or if the room is warm, the

motor naturally runs longer.

› If the appliance door has been left open

for a while or if large amounts of food have

been stored, the motor will run longer in

order to cool down the interior of the

appliance.

THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN AND CLOSE

PROPERLY

There could be various causes (see

“Solutions”)

› Check that food packages are not

blocking the door.

› Check that the internal parts or automatic

ice maker are not out of position.

› Check that the door seals are not dirty or

sticky.

› Ensure the appliance is level.

HOW TO STORE FOOD

AND BEVERAGE

FRIDGE COMPARTMENT

Use recyclable plastic, metal, aluminum and

glass containers and cling lm to wrap

foods.

Always use closed containers for liquids and

for food that may give o or be tainted by

odor or avor transfer or cover them.

If you have a little quantity of food to store

in the refrigerator, we recommend to use

the shelves above the crisper for fruits and

vegetables since this is the coolest area of

the compartment.

Foods which give o a large amount

ethylene gas and those that are sensitive to

this gas, such as fruit, vegetables and salad,

should always be separated or wrapped so

as not to reduce the storage life; for

example do not store tomatoes together

with kiwi fruits or cabbage.

To avoid bottles falling over, you can use the

bottle holder (available on selected models).

Do not store food too close together to

enable sucient air circulation.

FREEZER COMPARTMENT

The freezer is the ideal storage location for

store frozen food, make ice cubes and freeze

fresh food in the freezer compartment.

The maximum number of kilograms of fresh

food that can be frozen within a 24-hour

period is indicated on the rating plate (…

kg/24h).

If you have a little quantity of food to store

in the freezer, we recommend to use the

coldest areas of your freezer compartment,

corresponding to the middle area.

TEMPERATE ZONE Suggested for the

storage of tropical fruit, cans, drinks, eggs,

sauces, pickles, butter, jam

COOL ZONE Suggested for storage of

cheese, milk, daily food, delicatessen,

yogurt, cold cuts, desserts

NORMAL FREEZER DRAWERS

FRUIT & VEGETABLE DRAWER

FREEZING ZONE DRAWER

(MAX COOL ZONE) Suggested to freeze

fresh/cooked food.

Note: The Grey tone of the legend doesn’t

match with the color of drawers

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

AND PROBLEM SOLVING

For maintenance and cleaning

and for Problem Solving see the

Use and Care Guide.

The Use and Care Guide can be obtained by:

> After-Sales Service; phone number see in

warranty booklet.

> download from Whirlpool Website

http://docs.whirlpool.eu

CONTACTING AFTERSALES SERVICE

Provide both numbers shown on the service sticker when

contacting the After-Sales Service team. http://www.whirlpool.eu

The technical information are situated in the rating

plate on the internal side of the appliance.

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Whirlpool BLF 8121 W AQUA Daily Reference Guide

Brand: Whirlpool

Model: BLF 8121 W AQUA

Category: Side-by-side fridge-freezers

Type: Daily Reference Guide

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